Walking Alone: The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington

Walking Alone is the inspirational story of African American trailblazer Kenny Washington, the first player to reintegrate the NFL and the first Black football coach in America, considered by many to be the greatest football player of his time.

ISBN-13: 9781538154366

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 07-13-2022

Pages: 256

Product Dimensions: 6.31(w) x 9.38(h) x 0.97(d)

Dan Taylor is a former award-winning television sportscaster. He is the author of Fate’s Take-Out Slide in collaboration with George Genovese, A Scout’s Report: My 70-Years in Baseball, Rise of the Bulldogs, and Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball. Taylor is involved with the television broadcast team for the Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League and is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and the Pacific Coast League Historical Society. He resides in Fresno, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Blue, the Break, and an Accent 2. A Mea Culpa 3. Anticipation and Animosity in Westwood 4. Do We Play? 5. The Pass 6. The Most Dangerous Player in the Game 7. Jackie Joins the Team 8. Unparalleled Ovation 9. Unadulterated Hokum 10. Bing, Boxing, and Bright Lights. 11. A Star Among Stars 12. The Drawing Card 13. Diverted By War 14. A Memorable Homerun 15. I Gotta Have That Washington 16. The Join Jackie Dilemma 17. Cutting Into His Skills 18. Dawn of a New Day 19. Like Old Times 20. Calling It A Career 21. Back to the Big Screen 22. A Baseball Shot at Last. 23. There Will Never Be Another Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index About the author